Bulls forward Taj Gibson will miss the Team USA mini camp in Las Vegas because of an injured ankle. (AP Photo)

Bulls power forward Taj Gibson is the latest player to drop out of the Team USA minicamp because of injury, after he sprained his ankle at a Wednesday workout, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Gibson scrimmaged against the senior national team last summer as a member of the select team, and this would have been his second straight summer playing within the Team USA program. He will instead sit out the three-day camp, where his coach, Tom Thibodeau, will also participate as a Team USA assistant.

“That was such a great experience,” Gibson told the Tribune. “My ankle isn’t too bad but I don’t want to make it worse because I want to be fresh for training camp and the season. I’m just real bummed because I felt ready and had had a great few weeks of workouts.”

The Spurs' Kawhi Leonard also will miss the minicamp, which starts Monday in Las Vegas, because of a knee injury.